News & Events
A collection of CGIAR featured news and upcoming events
Featured news
African Agriculture's Future Lies in Cultivating Youth, Not Only Crops
10.09.18- Food Security
By Dr. Nteranya Sanginga Guest column published on AllAfrica. Being able to accept the 2018…
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Digital Tools Paving the Way for a Better Future
04.09.18- Big data
- Prosperity
One of CGIAR’s largest, long-term funders and knowledge partners is the United States Agency for…
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Global trends in agricultural incentives affecting producers, consumers
30.08.18- Prosperity
BY SIMLA TOKGOZ AND SARA GUSTAFSON The recent surge in protectionist trade measures around the worl…
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We need a revolution in land management, says ICRAF’s Tony Simons
29.08.18- Environment
Tony Simons is director general of the World Agroforestry Centre (ICRAF), which is based in Nairob…
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Remembering H.E. Kofi Annan: International statesman and champion of the poor
28.08.18- Food Security
- Nutrition
The International Potato Center’s (CIP) management and staff were saddened by the news that H.E.…
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World Water Week 2018
27.08.18- Environment
- Food Security
Throughout World Water Week 2018 in Stockholm, Sweden, researchers from IWMI (the International …
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Upcoming events
Now until 19 Oct. 2018
- 19.09.18
Webinar: Helping smallholder farmers manage risks: Innovations to improve agricultural insurance
Read moreVirtual - 24.09.18 > 26.09.18
ICRISAT Governing Board Meeting
Read moreICRISAT Headquarters Patancheru 502324 Telangana, India - 26.09.18 > 27.09.18
CGIAR System Management Board Meeting 10 and Retreat
Read moreNairobi, Kenya - 27.09.18
Economic Growth, Convergence and Agricultural Economics
Read moreWashington, USA - 30.09.18 > 03.10.18
International Rice Research Institute (IRRI) Board Meeting
Read moreArusha, Tanzania & Nairobi - 01.10.18
Food Citizenship
Read moreWashington, USA - 03.10.18 > 06.10.18
CIMMYT Board Meeting
Read moreTexcoco, Mexico - 03.10.18 > 05.10.18
Decoding the Data Ecosystem: Big Data in Agriculture Convention
Read moreWorld Agroforestry Centre (ICRAF) United Nations Avenue Nairobi, Kenya - 04.10.18
The Future of the Commons
Read moreWashington, USA - 10.10.18 > 12.10.18
Science Forum 2018
Read moreStellenbosch, South Africa - 12.10.18 > 20.10.18
45th Session of the Committee on World Food Security (CFS 45)
Read moreRome, Ital - 12.10.18 > 14.10.18
Annual Meeting of the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank Group
Read moreWashington DC, USA
News from the Centers and Programs
IRRI-supported Rice Corp wins the prestigious Hult Prize
18.09.18- Food Security
- Nutrition
September 16, New York, USA -- Rice Corp (currently known as SunRice), in partnership with…
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Without effective action, planet may be on track for irreversible warming, study shows
17.09.18- Climate
As sweltering temperatures and record numbers of wildfires affect people around the globe, a paper…
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Creating a data-focused environment to address India's nutritional challenges
17.09.18- Health
- Nutrition
BY PRATIMA MATHEWS New research analyses of key demographic data shine light on the drivers…
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Forests: an overlooked resource for tackling micronutrient deficiency
17.09.18- Food Security
A study by the University of Vermont’s Gund Institute argues that forests are an overlooked re…
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Antarctic ozone depletion influences rainfall in tropics
14.09.18- Environment
For residents of New Zealand, Australia, Chile, Argentina or South Africa, the hole in the…
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Consumers willing to pay a premium for sustainably produced rice, a new study shows
13.09.18- Food Security
- Prosperity
Through behavioral market experiments, they elicited consumers’ willingness to pay for rice produc…
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